The weight of a body is more than the buoyant force experienced by it due to a liquid. The body will:

Float just below the surface of the liquid

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Float with some part above the liquid

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Sink

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Float with its entire volume above the surface of the liquid

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The correct option is C Sink
The weight of a body is more than the buoyant force experienced by it due to a liquid. It will sink in the liquid.

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The weight of a body is more than the buoyant force experienced by it due to a liquid. The body will:

The correct option is C SinkThe weight of a body is more than the buoyant force experienced by it due to a liquid. It will sink in the liquid.

The correct option is C Sink
The weight of a body is more than the buoyant force experienced by it due to a liquid. It will sink in the liquid.